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  • John Turberville Needham (1713-1781) and eighteenth century theories of generation

    Creator:
    Benson, Keith Rodney
    Abstract:
    There were two viable theories of generation, preformation and epigenesis, existing in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Due to their irreconcilable nature, they were often at loggerheads during this time interval. The status of these generation theories can be effectively understood in terms of Thomas Kuhn's conception of preparadigm science....
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    Masters Thesis
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    John Turberville Needhuam (1713-1781) and eighteenth

  • The path of a pathfinder : Walker's route to California in 1833

    Creator:
    Zernel, John Joseph
    Abstract:
    Joseph Reddeford Walker conducted a party of men across the Sierra Nevada to the Pacific coast of California in 1833. Previous interpretations of the portion of the route from Humboldt Sink, Nevada, to the San Joaquin River, California, are not satisfactory. A body of descriptions of the terrain traversed exists...
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    Capstone Project

  • The postwar novel as postmodern : revisiting Catch-22 & Slaughterhouse-five

    Creator:
    Spreitzer, Peter
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    This thesis is an exploration of Catch-22 (1961) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), two early documents of American postmodern literature. In particular, this thesis attempts to present the critical discussions surrounding each novel as parallel to the broader theoretical discussions surrounding the concept of postmodernism. My contention is that, in both of...
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anti‐war
 messages,
Catch­22
(1961)
by
Joseph
Heller
and
Slaughterhouse­Five
(1969)
by
Kurt
 Vonnegut

  • The expansion of Catholicism : an exploration of St. Joseph's College, the first Catholic boarding school for boys within the Oregon territory

    Creator:
    Hill, Cayla L.
    Abstract:
    St. Joseph's College was located within St. Paul, Oregon, the first Roman Catholic mission in the Pacific Northwest. The St. Paul mission was finally established in 1839 by Father Francois Blanchet, four years after the French-Canadian settlers in the area, appropriately known as French Prairie, had requested the presence of...
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    Oregon Province Archives, Kylie Pines at the Willamette Heritage Museum and Joseph Schiwek at the

  • Fungitoxicity of sodium n-methyldithio-carbamate (Vapam) and its decomposition products

    Creator:
    Elson, Joseph Earl
    Abstract:
    An assay for fungicidal activity of sodium N-methyldithiocarbamate (Na-MDC) and its decomposition products was developed in which there was a minimum influence due to the widely varying physical properties of the compounds (i.e. vapor pressure and water solubility). Decomposition of the toxicant during the tests was measured and held to...
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    ) and Its Decompostion Products AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Joseph Earl Elson for the M. A. in

  • Protection or Control? An Ethical Argument for Police Abolition in the United States

    Creator:
    Moody, Amber N.
    Abstract:
    The prison abolition movement has made some significant headway in fighting the prison industrial complex in the United States over the past several years. However, the primary focus of the movement remains on the existence of prison facilities. There is a crucial need to address the role that local law...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Joseph A. Orosco The prison abolition movement has made some significant headway

  • Steps and Strikes

    Creator:
    Scopatz, Shane
    Abstract:
    Steps and Stikes is an Environmental Arts and Humanities capstone thesis project taking the shape of an art film. The video layers contemporary dance with natural and industrial imagery on a foundation of personal narrative. It engages with contemporary environmental discourse as a choreographed essay, questioning why the environmental movement...
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    Capstone Project
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    way I step through the world for the better. Thank you to John McQueen. I have learned much from our

  • Factors influencing the use of complementary and alternative medicine by Korean American women

    Creator:
    Skidmore, Jennifer M.
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    This study examines the utilization of health care by Korean American women in Pierce County, Washington. Pierce County, with its large population of Asian Americans, offers a variety of health care options, everything from biomedicine to acupuncture and herbal remedies. Regarding the multitude of options available, I asked the question...
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    . Abstract approved: ----------,--------+--+-+------------- l,, John Young This study examines the

  • Immigrant encounters : film narratives of the modern immigrant

    Creator:
    Yeager, Angela L.
    Abstract:
    This thesis employs a narrative analysis of more than twenty-five films that are centrally concerned with immigrants and the immigrant experience. In Part One, drawing from the work of Yosefa Loshitzky, I will focus on films that feature an immigrant lead character. In Part Two, I will explore movies that...
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    . Joseph Orosco for his guidance in helping navigate some of the tricky areas of immigration policy and

  • A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

    Creator:
    Bullock, Claude George, III
    Abstract:
    This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...
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    three ways according to John O’Neill— 1) As a synonym for non-instrumental value— X is conceived of